Appropriate ME Treatment

Will the hon. Lady give way?

Very briefly.

I fully support the motion, because it alludes to some of the complaints that ME sufferers have b...

I thank the hon. Gentleman.

This condition is largely unknown, because those affected are o...

Will the hon. Lady give way, on that point?

Again, very briefly.

I congratulate the hon. Lady on her sterling work on this issue. It is my privilege to represent ...

Yes, ME receives far less research funding than other similarly prevalent conditions. That, I fea...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

I shall have to keep going. I apologise, but a great many Members want to speak.

The psycho...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

Very briefly.

Many consider the NICE guidelines to be completely inappropriate. Does the hon. Lady agree that t...

Actually, NICE has taken a very positive step in reviewing the guidelines—it is listening to the ...

Is the hon. Lady aware that one in five families looking after children with ME have been referre...

Yes. The statistics are terrible, but I want to describe one such case, which is really quite har...

Order. If each hon. Member can stick to four minutes, we will get everyone in, and everyone will ...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (Carol Monaghan), along with the hon. Membe...

My hon. Friend is setting out a shocking case, and I am sure that we will hear many others like i...

I am taken by the fact that we have two former Secretaries of State sitting together—my right hon...

My constituent Rachael King told me that one area in which there has been understanding is in sch...

I hope that the good practice in the schools in my right hon. Friend’s constituency will be share...

I thank and congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (Carol Monaghan) on her commendab...

It was a pleasure to apply for this debate with the hon. Members for Glasgow North West (Carol Mo...

My constituent has to travel 40-odd miles to Manchester for treatment. With a condition such as M...

I agree with the hon. Lady. We all know that resources may be constrained, but we want our consti...

I thank all the hon. Members who secured this debate. In preparing to speak, I have become more a...

It is a pleasure to be called to speak in this debate, and particularly to follow the hon. Member...

I am terribly sorry but it is obvious that a lot of people wish to speak. We have very little tim...

I shall be brief, Madam Deputy Speaker.

I congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow North We...

I could easily say amen and sit down, but I would like to compliment the hon. Member for Glasgow ...

First, may I add my support to the motion as set out on the Order Paper and congratulate the hon....

Order. I call Mr Stephen Pound.

4.14 pm

May I say that north-west London salutes north-west Glasgow? I was honoured and proud—not that I ...

How do I follow that? I congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (Carol Monaghan) on s...

I join others in congratulating the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (Carol Monaghan) not only ...

I thank the many constituents who have contacted me about their experiences, asking me to take pa...

Order. I have to reduce the time limit to two minutes, or else every Member will not get a chance...

I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (Carol Monaghan) for securing the debate....

I thank the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (Carol Monaghan) for securing this important debat...

I have a very short time, but I hope this debate will raise awareness of this condition. It is st...

Given the very short period available, I will not be able to do justice to Karen, Carolyn, Nathal...

I am grateful to the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (Carol Monaghan) for securing this very i...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (Carol Monaghan) on securing this debate. S...

I thank my constituents who have written to me to share their experiences, both as patients and p...

I start by thanking the hon. Members for Glasgow North West (Carol Monaghan) and for Cheltenham (...

The two-minute limit produced an impressive result, showing what can be done in the Chamber, but ...

Will the Minister give way?

No, I will not, because everyone had a chance to speak and wanted the Minister to respond.

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I thank all Members who have stayed behind once again on a Thursday afternoon, particularly the M...

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I did actually mention the film “Unrest”, and I am sur...

The hon. Lady clearly appreciates that that is not a point of order, but she has corrected the re...